Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little People's Creative Workshop | Kiddie Academy | |
| Investment | 30000 - 35000 | 345000 - 5605000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little People's Creative Workshop | Kiddie Academy | |
| Experience | organizational, administrative, and computer skills. In addition, you should have a solid understanding of public relations and marketing. Have a heart for children, possess an energetic nature, and be people-oriented and outgoing. A dance background and experience, including small business ownership in dance or education, will be considered pluses but are not required. | People and management skills |
Financing Options |
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| Little People's Creative Workshop | Kiddie Academy | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little People's Creative Workshop | Kiddie Academy | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little People's Creative Workshop | Kiddie Academy | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | 1991 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | 0 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | organizational, administrative, and computer skills. In addition, you should have a solid understanding of public relations and marketing. Have a heart for children, possess an energetic nature, and be people-oriented and outgoing. A dance background and experience, including small business ownership in dance or education, will be considered pluses but are not required. |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Equipment | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop} | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Inventory | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Receivables | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Payroll | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Operations | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Kiddie Academy | |